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Your credit card debt is about to get a lot more expensive

Your credit card debt is about to get a lot more expensive

As prices rise, Americans are leaning on their credit cards to make ends meet. The Fed's next rate hike will only make it more expensive to carry a balance.

4 years ago
CFCS Event, May 10:  Modernizing Fraud Detection with NextGen Technologies

CFCS Event, May 10: Modernizing Fraud Detection with NextGen Technologies

Certified Financial Crime Specialists | Apr 27, 2022 Complimentary webinar, presented by Bottomline When:  May 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM ET Speakers:  Ruud Grotens, Head of Fraud & Financial Crime Solution Consulting, Bottomline Dalit Amati, VP of Global Operations and Services, Fraud and Financial Crime, Bottomline As payments accelerate globally, the speed needed to manage fraud


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4 years ago
How European asset manager Tikehau with $40 billion is weathering uncertainty in the region

How European asset manager Tikehau with $40 billion is weathering uncertainty in the region

Mathieu Chabran sat down with Leslie Picker to discuss the role of alternatives in the region along with his shifting perspective on tech. 

4 years ago
BoC Publishes Staff Paper on Bitcoin Awareness and Ownership Use in Canada (2016-20) – But read it with caution

BoC Publishes Staff Paper on Bitcoin Awareness and Ownership Use in Canada (2016-20) – But read it with caution

NCFA Canada | Robin Ford | Apr 27, 2022 The Bank of Canada recently published a Bitcoin survey and staff discussion paper called 'Bitcoin Awareness, Ownership and Use: 2016-20' but read it with caution Download the paper (April 2022):  https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2022/04/staff-discussion-paper-2022-10/ The paper has been reported (and misreported) in, for example, Investment Executive- https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/bitcoin-owners-young-male-and-wealthy-boc/ Investment Executive says:


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4 years ago
Billionaire Plaid co-founder launches new nationally chartered banking venture

Billionaire Plaid co-founder launches new nationally chartered banking venture

CoverageR | Avi Ben-Hutta | Apr 21, 2022 Today, after three years of building, Plaid's co-founder and former-CTO/President, William Hockey, announces Column, a nationally chartered bank “built from the ground up” for developers and anyone creating new financial products. “I’ve spent time with (literally) thousands of companies building in financial services and it is painfully


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4 years ago
How one European asset manager with $40 billion is weathering uncertainty in the region

How one European asset manager with $40 billion is weathering uncertainty in the region

Mathieu Chabran sat down with Leslie Picker to discuss the role of alternatives in the region along with his shifting perspective on tech. 

4 years ago
Vancouver Proptech Startup addy Launches Canada’s First Crowdfunded Real Estate Investing App

Vancouver Proptech Startup addy Launches Canada’s First Crowdfunded Real Estate Investing App

Techouver | Apr 21, 2022 Vancouver proptech startup addy  has launched Canada’s first crowdfunded real estate investing mobile iOS app. addy believes in real estate for everyone with a crowdfunding platform that breaks down traditional barriers to real estate investment. As an addy member, you can invest in institutional-grade commercial real estate (e.g., entire apartment buildings,


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4 years ago
How one European asset manager is weathering uncertainty in the region

How one European asset manager is weathering uncertainty in the region

Mathieu Chabran sat down with Leslie Picker to discuss the role of alternatives in the region along with his shifting perspective on tech. 

4 years ago
Hedge funds attract the biggest inflows in 7 years on the back of market volatility

Hedge funds attract the biggest inflows in 7 years on the back of market volatility

The hedge fund industry attracted its largest inflows in seven years during the first quarter as investors sought downside protection amidst a volatility spike.

4 years ago
88% of adults support requiring personal finance education in high school, survey finds

88% of adults support requiring personal finance education in high school, survey finds

88% of U.S. adults said their state should require either a semester or year long personal finance course for graduation, according to a survey from NEFE.

4 years ago
Here's a simple way to see how inflation erodes your long-term savings

Here's a simple way to see how inflation erodes your long-term savings

A rule of thumb often applied to investment earnings can approximate how fast inflation will halve the value of your money.

4 years ago
Crypto dating show leverages Crowdfund to raise $6 million (including from Paris Hilton) to build ‘Netflix of Web3’

Crypto dating show leverages Crowdfund to raise $6 million (including from Paris Hilton) to build ‘Netflix of Web3’

Fortune | Taylor Locke  | Apr 25, 2022 Mad Realities hopes to create a “totally new business model for media” where fans have more power. Mad Realities, a company that wants to become the “Web3 version of Netflix,” just raised $6 million after launching what might be the first-ever crypto dating show. The seed round


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4 years ago
Meet Freshii’s new $3.75 per hour ‘virtual cashier’

Meet Freshii’s new $3.75 per hour ‘virtual cashier’

The Toronto Star | Jacob Lorinc | Apr 26, 2022 Union leaders ‘disgusted’ as restaurant chain develops ‘labour optimization programs’ that outsource jobs to countries that pay less. Many Freshii customers have already encountered “Percy.” The Star verified three locations in Ontario that use these virtual cashiers — two in Toronto and one in Waterloo. 


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4 years ago
Musk’s Twitter acquisition:  Reactions and what you need to know

Musk’s Twitter acquisition: Reactions and what you need to know

NME | Elizabeth Aubrey | Apr 26, 2022 Jack Dorsey posts Radiohead song in opening response to Elon Musk buying social network Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has commented on Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media platform – by sharing a Radiohead song Kid A’ track, ‘Everything In Its Right Place.’  The Tesla founder and


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4 years ago
Here's what to do first if you win Powerball's $454 million jackpot

Here's what to do first if you win Powerball's $454 million jackpot

In between daydreaming about winning such a huge amount, it's worth giving thought to the steps you should take right away if you do manage to hit the jackpot.

4 years ago